ANDROID 1.6 (DONUT) Posts on XDA

Party Time–The HTC Dream G1 is Six Years Old!

Party Time–The HTC Dream G1 is Six Years Old!

September 25, 2014
A few interesting events took place six years ago. In the USA, the biggest chart-topping song was “Whatever You Like” by T.I., while in the UK people were enjoying Kings of Leon's “Sex On Fire”. The weather was nice as well in September, but probably the most exciting event took place in the city of...
Porting Android To The Good Ol’ HTC Universal

Porting Android To The Good Ol’ HTC Universal

June 20, 2011
Perhaps the young ones won´t remember the great HTC Universal, the first 3G device worldwide, released back in 2005 with an unique form factor similar to a micro laptop. Well, the Universal still has a very active community and from it we´ve found that Android is on the process to being ported to it. XDA...
MPlayer Ported for Android

MPlayer Ported for Android

January 18, 2011
The search for the perfect player will never end. Now, XDA member ajeet17181 told us about the successfully ported MPlayer to Android devices running 1.6 and above. This powerful player features support for all subtitle format, proper audio video sync, uses libfaad2 and libmad for aac and mp3 decoding, and stream URL support. The developer requested...
New Android Market 2.2.6

New Android Market 2.2.6

December 13, 2010
XDA member phoezies let us know about the newest version of Android Market 2.2.6, which is ready for download. The new version comes with an updated UI (as described by ElCondor in this article), so you can access all the information about an application on a single page without the need to navigate across different...
Save your Battery with SuperPower

Save your Battery with SuperPower

October 23, 2010
Looking to save battery life on your Android phone? XDA Senior Moderator Chainfire has developed SuperPower. SuperPower is a battery saving utility that allows you to set certain variables so when a certain threshold is reached the app will perform a certain feature. Main features that the app has control over are: Cellular data Wi-Fi Bluetooth CPU speed * ROOT * Bands (2G/3G) *...
Deluxe Moon for Android Updated

Deluxe Moon for Android Updated

October 20, 2010
XDA member LifewareSolutions had great success on the original application for Windows Mobile, now ported to Android, Deluxe Moon gets an update. Full moon, new moon and moon phase widgets are added to Full/Lite versions and can be configured with blue or gray colors. You can find it as either free or paid versions with small...
Change Your Android LCD Density With This App

Change Your Android LCD Density With This App

September 22, 2010
Having the ability to change the density (which is more like your resolution) to something different is a feature that’s hard to get with Android, but not anymore. This simple application was released just this weekend and allows you to change the pixel density of your device to something that you might like more. Created...
Dimunition Icons Set for Android

Dimunition Icons Set for Android

September 21, 2010
Who does not like a new set of fresh icons? This time, XDA member newone757 presents Dimunition Icon set for your Android device. All icons are showed in black in the gallery, so you may have a hard time to make them look right on the first configuration, but after that they should look just...
SMS Notification LED for Streak

SMS Notification LED for Streak

September 6, 2010
Something that has been requested quite frequently is LED notification on the Dell Streak. So far, there has not been a successful development - until now. XDA forum member Meltus has been working on an SMS Notification LED application for the Streak and has now released an alpha.  The dev has stated that the app still...
Lazik – WinAmp Remote Control with Media Library Access

Lazik – WinAmp Remote Control with Media Library Access

August 25, 2010
If you're looking for a remote control app for WinAmp, look no further as XDA forum member popy76 has written Lazik, an app that does just that. Lazik is a remote control for the media player which uses the WiFi connection on your Android device. The application gives access to playback controls, playlist and media library.  To...
Wanna Add Some Light to your Streak?

Wanna Add Some Light to your Streak?

August 25, 2010
So, you've been eyeing up the many apps floating around for other Android devices that turn your LED into a flashlight. Well, now's your chance to try out a flashlight app developed especially for the Dell Streak. XDA forum member moneytoo could not find a working flashlight app for the Streak that would turn the LED...
Another Cool Anti Apple BootScreen

Another Cool Anti Apple BootScreen

July 30, 2010
In this day and age, having a cheerful startup to your awesome device is very important, and to some, it reflects their views. Well, this one spells your views to others. Created by XDA member CyberWalrus, this bootscreen tries to make your device's startup look, call, and tells your friends "EAT THIS APPLE". Now, this startup...